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Opinion 90-47
… LAW, §§17, 18: The duty of the State or a municipality to provide a legal defense to an employee under Public Officers Law, §17 or §18 respectively has been equated by the courts to the duty of an insurance company to provide a defense …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-47Comptroller DiNapoli & Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announce $2.95 Million Settlement With Hospital Group For Improperly Delaying Repayment of Medicaid Funds
… New York State Comptroller, today announced a $2,950,000 settlement of a civil fraud lawsuit against Beth Israel Medical Center d/b/a Mount Sinai … repayment of over $ 800,000 in Medicaid overpayments. The settlement resolves claims under the federal False Claims Act …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/comptroller-dinapoli-manhattan-us-attorney-announce-295-million-settlement-hospital-group-improperlyOversight of Direct Placement of Children
… 2019. About the Program OCFS oversees the State’s child welfare system, and its Central Office is responsible for supervising and coordinating child welfare services, which are administered by 58 Local … is tracked in CONNECTIONS, the system of record for child welfare in New York State. Key Findings OCFS does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/02/oversight-direct-placement-childrenDiNapoli: Corporate America Must Show Progress on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) efforts to increase corporate accountability for progress on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) issues. DiNapoli’s … York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the New York State Common Retirement Funds efforts to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-corporate-america-must-show-progress-diversity-equity-inclusionDiNapoli: NYC Secure Juvenile Detention Centers Need To Improve Safety and Access to Services for Youth
… The New York City Administration for Children Services (ACS) must improve its oversight and monitoring of youth services at New York City’s two secure juvenile detention … The New York City Administration for Children Services must improve its oversight and monitoring of youth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-nyc-secure-juvenile-detention-centers-need-improve-safety-and-access-services-youthNew Windsor Couple Plead Guilty in Connection With Theft of Over $3.4 Million Dollars From New York by Submitting False Medicaid Provider Claims
… Raja be sentenced to four to twelve (4-12) years in state prison. A joint investigation was conducted by the Orange … eight and one-third to twenty-five (8 1/3 – 25) years in prison and Alam faces one and one-third to four (1 1/3 – 4) years in state prison. The defendants are next scheduled to appear in Orange …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/05/new-windsor-couple-plead-guilty-connection-theft-over-34-million-dollars-new-york-submitting-falseOpinion 97-9
… the board member is not merely speculative and more than de minimis, the board member should not participate in the … the court concluded that the likelihood that such a de minimis non-statutory interest would or did in fact … the board members is not merely speculative and more than de minimis, they should not participate in the discussion or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-9Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Defendants in Elaborate Multi-Million Dollar Bid-Rigging Case Involving Public Contracts
… 341, also known as New York State’s Donnelly Act. Nelson Rivera, former Chief Information Officer for Monroe County … he may never again serve as a New York public employee. Rivera also gave up his government pension and disgorged all … pension totaling $36,241.26 after mandatory withholdings. Rivera paid an additional $25,000.00 fine to New York State. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-defendants-elaborate-multi-million-dollarOpinion 91-48
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(2),(3), 806, 809: When a planning board member's personal attorney appears before … to General Municipal Law, §800(3), a municipal officer or employee has an interest in any contract with his or her … record of the governing board's proceedings. A "contract", for purposes of article 18, is defined in General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-48Opinion 96-6
… to procurement of insurance) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§104-b, 800(3): A town supervisor who places insurance through … We reached this conclusion relying on former Town Law, §104 and former Penal Law, §1868 which essentially prohibited … is subject to the requirements of General Municipal Law, §104-b. Section 104-b requires a town to adopt written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-6Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in Brooklyn
… | 中文 Highlights Brooklyn has the largest population of the five boroughs with 2.7 million people in 2020 and was … Brooklyn businesses received one-fifth or more of federal COVID relief loans and more than one-tenth of relief … continues to be a technology and innovation center of the City, with hubs for manufacturing and technology activity. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19-brooklynRecent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in the Bronx
… 2021 PDF Version En Español Highlights Population in the Bronx grew by 10.4 percent from 2000 to 2017 (faster than any other borough), driven primarily by the growth in the immigrant population, but it declined in the next two … Population in the Bronx grew by 104 percent from 2000 to 2017 faster than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19-bronxThe Increasing Threat of Identity Theft
… Protection Division of the State’s Department of State (DOS) received statutory authorization to help victims of … problems resulting from identity theft. 22 Upon request, DOS may act as a liaison between victims and consumer credit … on large numbers of consumers. Regulations finalized by DOS in May 2018 require consumer credit reporting agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/increasing-threat-identity-theft